We had a 7:30 reservation, but when we arrived the hostess told us they were running 20-30 minutes behind due to "staff outs", so that gave us a chance to go up to the rooftop bar for a pre-dinner glass of wine and to enjoy the sunset views. That said, it is a great facility and is a "do not miss" place, just for the ambiance and views alone. The old building was smaller so the lighthouse was the centerpiece. The new building is beautiful, but it sorta competes with the lighthouse visually. The new two level facility is massive and it does change the look of Harbour Town. The views are incredible across the Calibogue Sound and over toward the 18th green at Harbour Town Golf Links. I would say this has now become a must-eat destination restaurant for any island visitor. We just dined tonight at the new Quarterdeck in Harbour Town for the first time. What a wonderful and fun accomplice I have, and for that I love her dearly. To keep up appearances, I always let her order whatever she wants. The restaurants are all personally tried and true, so to speak.Īnd she doesn't mind accompanying me to bear witness to my findings. So I could devote more time to doing this relentless research. Note: I do owe a lot to my beautiful and sweet wife (see post # 651 on page 27), who voluntarily and unselfishly closed the resort kitchen and such a demanding and grueling task, lol.Īs we always say, a tough job but somebody's got to do it. Who wants to spend valuable vacation time doing restaurant research?Īnd resorts didn't exactly offer unbiased advice.Īnyway, many thanks again. So a list seemed to offer the easiest way to address the "problem". And everyone is so different in likes and dislikes, and I believe people appreciate receiving honest opinions. It evolved into a monster.but it's a friendly monster. I've been going to HH since childhood, so I was pretty familiar with things, so I thought I'd recommend a few places Good luck finding ANYTHING at night on the island. And menu booklets and fliers weren't always published.ĪND, to add to the confusion, things changed dramatically each and every year.some places closed and some new places opened.Īlways in a state of flux.There are about 250+ restaurants on HH Island, and you can easily see only about a dozen.lol.Īt night you can't see any of them. Visitors seldom had a clue where to go and what to do. It began innocently because HH codes historically never allowed much signage-a bare minimum in fact, and all inconspicuous. (Really, thanks from the bottom of my heart, PamMo! And I sincerely mean that. You're very, very welcome, and thanks from the bottom of my. Many, well most, are there for 8-12 consecutive weeks. Games, dinners out or in, events, parties, movie nights. All of these people have become dear friends, and they hang out and enjoy each other as much as possible. Not all, but most play tennis, but all are there We've gotten to know 23 couples who are there every year going back 15+ years, mostly snow birds from all over the northeast. My wife plays tennis and does the free Grande Ocean clinics EVERY weekday morning (they have two tennis pros), and they have a blast. The weather can be cold but many days it can also be in the 60s and even 70s.Ĭan be iffy from January to April, but the beautiful days are so awesome. The MGO occupancy is very high, and it's the same at the other Marriotts. Let me assure you-there is no off-season at HH anymore! We are at Hilton Head for two weeks in January and two weeks in February. Some of the longest lines we've everĮncountered have been in January.about 3 years ago we waited on a table at Skull Creek Boathouse for 2 hours, and on a Monday night, no less.įorgot to do the call-ahead seating which I preach about so often.who knew? I should have! We dine out a lot, well every night frankly, and we've never noticed a lack of crowds anywhere. IMHO, the closures are a holdover from years past when they used to be slow, so it's probably been ingrained and expected by employees We hate when some are closed!!!! It's not that things are slow-they're not really slow-we see that the restaurants are still packed. I'm sure those deals will return some day.Ī few places close a week or two in January, simply for a break and for allowing the employees to spend time with their families, Not as many deals as in the past, a few BOGOs but not a lot.īut that's because the restaurant business is still in the recovery mode, and we understand that. The HH restaurants are still going strong in January and February.don't be misled.
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